The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-02-09
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February End.

The Hawaiian Treaty, amended
and ratified by the United States
Senate on the afternoon of January
20th in secret session, reads as fol-
lows:
SUPPLEMENTARY CONVENTION TO LIMIT
THE DURATION OF THE CONvEN-
TION RESPECTING COMMERCIAL
RECIPROCITY BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA AND THE ia
wAIIAN KINGDOM, CONCLUDED
JANUARY 80, 1876.
WHEREAS, A convention was con-
cluded between the United States of
America and His Majesty the King
oi the Hawaiian Islands the 30th
day OF January, 1875, concerning
commercial reciprocity, which by the
fifth article thereof was to continue
in force for seven years from the date
after il was to come into operation
and further until the expiration of
twelve months after either Of the
high contracting parties should give
notice to the other of its wish to
terminate the same; and
WHEREAS. The high contracting
parties consider that the increase and
consolidation of their mutual CONNER
cial interests would he better promot-
ed by the definite limitation of the
duration OF the said convention
therefore, the President of the United
States Of America and His Majesty
the King OF the Hawaiian Islands
have appointed: The President of
the United States of America, Fred
erick Il. Frelinghuysen, Secretary of
State, and His Majesty the King of
the Hawaiian Islands, Henry A. p.
Carter, accredited to the Government
Of the United States as His Majesty's
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
plepipoteptary, who, having eX-
changed their respective powers,
which We're found sufficient and in
due form, have agreed upon the fol-
lowing articles:
Art. 1.-The high contracting par
ties agree that the time fixed for the
duration OF said convention shall be
indefinitely extended for term Of
seven years from the date OF the ex-
change Of ratitications hereof, and,
further, until the expiration of twelve
months after either of the high con-
tracing parties shall give notice to
the other of its wish to terminate the
same, each OF the high contracting
parties being mt liberty to give such
notice TO the other at the end OF said
term OF seven years or ct any time
thereafter.
Art. Il--His Majesty the King of
the Hawaiian Islands grants to the
Government of the United States the
exclusive right to enter the harbor OF
Pearl River in the Island of Oahu,
and to establish and maintain there
q coaling and repair station for the
use Of vessels OF the United States,
and to that end the United States
may improve the entrance to said
harbor and do all other things need
full to the purpose aforesaid.
Art. III.-The present convention
shall be ratified, and the ratification
exchanged at Washington as soon as
possible.
In witness whereof, the respective
plenipotentiaries have signed the
present convention in duplicate, and
have hereunto affixed their respec-
| tive seals. Done at the City of
Washington, the sixth day OF Decem-
ber, in the year of our Lord 1884.
l.. s. FRED. u. FRELINGHUYsEN,
H. s.. HENRY A. p. CARTER.
The Treaty was placed in the
hands OF the President for his ap-
proval, and II Cabinet meeting was
held on the 2nd inst, at which the
Treaty and the Senate's amcnt were
discussed.
THE FISHERIES DISPUTES.
A despatch Of January 3lst, to the
New York "Tribune," says, that ac-
tive preparations are going on in
Canada in expectation OF declara-
ton Of war as the outcome of the
discussions in Congress on the Reta-
liation Bill. 1t was stated that at
Hamilton, Ontario, every pensioner
in the Imperial service was ordered
under arms to be ready 10 move to
the front at Il moments notice. At
BWntford, 1000 of those veterans
were drilling daily. At other points
there were enough men to furnish a
standing army of 5000 men at II
moments notice.
II was officially stated mt Ottawa,
that in response 10 an appeal to the
mother country, assurances had been
received from the Imperial authori-
ties that men-of-war will be des-
patched to the maritime provinces to
cooperate with Canadian cruisers in
the enforcement Of the fishery laws.
Mr.. w. II. Smith, First Lord OF the